This tall waterbird, native to Eurasia, was spotted in Nantucket. Could the species soon establish a foothold in the Americas ...

A Grey Heron was rescued at San Niklaw, Siggiewi, after the bird fell into the water due to an injury. BirdLife volunteers, acting on a tip-off from the public, were accompanied by a MaltaToday ...

The Grey Heron is a very common and very widespread bird that is unlikely to be confused with any other wild bird found in Ireland. Its name in English refers to its colour while its name in Irish ...

'It marks another aspect in the behaviour of the migrating Grey Heron while visiting the UAE,' says expert Dubai: For the first time in the UAE, a Grey Heron has been spotted eating a Eurasian ...

WALKERS IN Dublin’s Herbert Park at the weekend saw nature at its most beautiful and brutal when a Grey Heron hunted and fed on day-old ducklings on the banks of the Dodder. Wildlife photographer Paul ...

A Wearside wetland reserve is delighted to have been rated one of Britain's most important colonies for the 'majestic' grey heron. Washington Wetland Centre has been singled out as a haven for the ...

An unmistakable long-legged and long-necked waterbird, the Grey Heron is a familiar sight in marshes and estuaries and along lake edges and riverbanks all across Ireland. At around 1 metre in length, ...

While herons symbolise strength, purity and long life in Chinese culture, the ancient Greeks believed they were messengers of gods and Japanese folklore sees them as divine. A meditation on the bird ...

That combination of long stillness with moments of extraordinary speed and precision. By John Burnside There is a poem by Gary Snyder, called “How to Know Birds”, in which he lists all the details we ...